Our “virtual” 3rd Annual Walk for Families was the weekend of October 16-18, 2020.  Families walked in many different states around our country to help us raise over $13,000!  We are incredibly grateful to all participants, the many donors who support our mission, and to our loyal sponsors. 

Thanks go to our Premiere sponsor Bristol Myers Squibb as well as The Angel Family Foundation, Print Indie, Lindsey Designs, and Kendra Scott, all of whom helped us reach our goal as we continue to help families affected by adult blood cancers with children living at home.

The First Annual Silver Platter Foundation Walk for Families was a huge success!  Over 80 people came out on Sunday morning to raise money for The Silver Platter Foundation.  Many thanks to our sponsors who helped make the chilly morning festive and exciting:

• Lindsey Designs for her fabulous graphic design work
• Print Indie for contributing our hats
• Ridgefield Parks & Rec for providing us a beautiful location for walking and gathering
• The Angel Family Foundation for their continued support
• Premium Productions for creating our fabulous banners
• Promo Link for goody bags
• Ridgefield High School Jazz Band for their incredible and lively talent
• Tazza
• Nature’s Temptations
• Trader Joe’s
• Dunkin Donuts for providing us with warm drinks and delicious breakfast goodies
• Celgene Pharmaceuticals for supporting our mission
• Alex Lugones for loyally managing and updating our website
• We are also grateful to Girl Scout Troop 50664 for their fabulous signs and enthusiasm directing the crowd

Founder Rachel Langberg with Dr. Paul Richardson

In June, The Silver Platter Foundation was thrilled to be able to talk to a crowd of nearly 100 people about our Foundation. The talk took place at Ann’s Place in Danbury, CT prior to a presentation by the brilliant, world-renowned multiple myeloma researcher, Dr. Paul Richardson. Dr. Richardson spoke to the group about the latest treatments for blood cancers.

A huge thank you goes to Ann’s Place for giving us a platform to talk about the important work we do!

Christine O’Leary (center)

On October 20th, we joined comedian Christine O’Leary and her amazingly funny Team Green Light at Two Steps Downtown Grill/Ciao! in Danbury. It was a night full of laughs and we raised over $1,400 in tips alone to support our Giveaway Program. Thanks to those who came out to support a good cause!

In July and November, we held two successful blood drives.

Combined, the drives collected enough blood to save over 230 lives! A huge thank you to the many volunteers and raffle donors who made both events a resounding success! See page 4 for a list of thank-yous!

If you’d like to organize a blood drive in your area, please contact us and we will help you coordinate it.

A beautiful day for learning about art!

On a beautiful day in June, one of our Directors (who is a trained art historian), her daughter, and four middle school boys from Ridgefield, CT traveled to New York City to spend a wonderful afternoon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Due to a generous donation to the Foundation by the boys’ parents, the children were able to study how artists have created “portraits” throughout history—from Roman busts made from idealized templates, to scientifically-observed and emulated images during the Renaissance, to analytically interpreted Cubist portraits.